By: Mario Conde Calexico and Mexicali share a unique border community where people have community, economic, and family ties with one another. In a time where a candidate for President of the United States is proposing to build a big wall to divide our county, two neighborhoods signed a unique …
September, 2016
June, 2016
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26 June
BINATIONAL IDENTITY
By: Ellie Burgueño The border region is the place where many people were brought up and influenced by both cultures, Mexican and American. It’s hard to say that a person born and raised in the US, living by the border, born to Mexican parents or even American with no …
May, 2016
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14 May
CONAGO COMMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINE INDUSTRY WAS INSTALLED
VALLE OF GUADALUPE , BC- Wednesday, May 11th, 2016.- The State Governor, Francisco Vega de Lamadrid and the Governor of Oaxaca and President of the National Conference of Governors (CONAGO), Gabino Cué Monteagudo, led the installation of the Commission for the Development of Wine Industry, through which this sector will …
April, 2016
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17 April
The MexiCali Biennial: A Binational Art Project
Pictures by Odette Barajas Article by: Luis G. Hernandez The MexiCali Biennial began as an art project between artists, curators Ed Gomez and Luis G. Hernandez. The first MexiCali Biennial took place in Mexicali in 2006 with the idea of producing an exhibition featuring artists from California and Mexico. The …
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16 April
“Amante Tap Room”, the First Place in Mexicali Using the Recently City Council’s Approved Permit, Which Allows the Sale of Craft Beer at the Same Place Where is Made
By: Rubén Gómez. Amante, Urbana, Península, Muxxa, are just some of the craft beer options that you can try at Amante Tap Room Mexicali, with Hector Corella in charge, spot where you can experience tasting Craft Beer and also getting to know the place where Amante beer is brewed, but …
March, 2016
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21 March
HISTORY OF THE U.S. PROHIBITION OR DRY LAW: “THE GATES TO HELL WILL BE CLOSED FOREVER.”
By: Javier Sánchez Valenzuela Mail: javier@elsume.com “Tonight, a minute after twelve, a new nation will be born. The drinking devil is writing his will. An Era of new ideas and clean manners starts. The ghettos will soon be part of the past. All jails and prisons will be empty; we’ll transform …